International Diabetes Federation

The number of people around the world suffering from diabetes has skyrocketed in the last two decades, from 30 million to 230 million, claiming millions of lives and taxing the ability of health-care systems to deal with the epidemic, according to data released Saturday by the International Diabetes Federation. China now has the largest number of diabetics over age 20, around 39 million people, according to the federation. The group says India has the second largest number of cases with an...

(Reuters) - Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental type 2 diabetes drug reduced blood-sugar levels in patients in a mid-stage study, sending its shares up as much as 13 percent before the bell. The study was testing two doses of the drug in 75 patients with type 2 diabetes with uncontrolled blood sugar despite standard treatment, the drugmaker said. The drug works by interfering at the genetic level to prevent the formation of disease-causing proteins. Isis is...

(Reuters) - Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental type 2 diabetes drug reduced blood-sugar levels in patients in a mid-stage study, sending its shares up as much as 13 percent before the bell. The study was testing two doses of the drug in 75 patients with type 2 diabetes with uncontrolled blood sugar despite standard treatment, the drugmaker said. The drug works by interfering at the genetic level to prevent the formation of disease-causing proteins. Isis is...

By Bill Berkrot Oct 9 (Reuters) - An insulin pill, long desired by diabetes doctors and patients but abandoned as not physically viable, could be available by the end of this decade as a tiny Israeli company races a Danish pharmaceutical giant to be first with what could be a multibillion-dollar product. In the pharma industry's equivalent of a David and Goliath story, the companies at the forefront are Novo Nordisk , the world's largest seller...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered how insulin is taken up by cells, potentially opening the way for new drugs for diabetes patients that can be administered without injection. The team, whose findings appeared in Nature, solved the puzzle of how the hormone insulin binds to its receptor in cells - a process necessary for cells to take up sugar from the blood and essential for treating diabetes. "All of that (previous) work has taken place...

* French drugmaker banking on improved version of Lantus * Investing in smart technology to bolster diabetes business * Novo Nordisk setback an opportunity in competitive market * Key data on new Sanofi products at ADA meeting this month By Elena Berton FRANKFURT, June 7 (Reuters) - In a leafy suburb of Frankfurt, a state-of-the-art plant churns out up to 1 million insulin pens every day in French drugmaker Sanofi's drive to keep its no. 2 spot in...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A breakdown of U.S. diabetes cases shows dramatic increases in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes overall between 1995 and 2010, with especially sharp increases among people in the South and in Appalachian states. According to a study released on Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of diagnosed cases of diabetes grew by 50 percent or more in 42 U.S. states, and by 100 percent or more in 18 states. ...

By Maggie Lu Yueyang SYDNEY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered how insulin is taken up by cells, potentially opening the way for new drugs for diabetes patients that can be administered without injection. The team, whose findings appeared in Nature, solved the puzzle of how the hormone insulin binds to its receptor in cells - a process necessary for cells to take up sugar from the blood and essential for treating diabetes. "All...

LONDON (Reuters) - Diabetes is running at record levels worldwide and half the people estimated to have the disease are, as yet, undiagnosed, according to a report on Wednesday. The number of people living with diabetes is now put at 371 million, up from 366 million a year ago, with numbers expected to reach 552 million by 2030, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) said. Diabetes is often viewed as a western problem, since the vast majority of people have type 2...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A breakdown of U.S. diabetes cases shows dramatic increases in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes overall between 1995 and 2010, with especially sharp increases among people in the South and in Appalachian states. According to a study released on Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of diagnosed cases of diabetes grew by 50 percent or more in 42 U.S. states, and by 100 percent or more in 18 states. ...

* French drugmaker banking on improved version of Lantus * Investing in smart technology to bolster diabetes business * Novo Nordisk setback an opportunity in competitive market * Key data on new Sanofi products at ADA meeting this month By Elena Berton FRANKFURT, June 7 (Reuters) - In a leafy suburb of Frankfurt, a state-of-the-art plant churns out up to 1 million insulin pens every day in French drugmaker Sanofi's drive to keep its no. 2 spot in...

LONDON (Reuters) - Diabetes is running at record levels worldwide and half the people estimated to have the disease are, as yet, undiagnosed, according to a report on Wednesday. The number of people living with diabetes is now put at 371 million, up from 366 million a year ago, with numbers expected to reach 552 million by 2030, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) said. Diabetes is often viewed as a western problem, since the vast majority of people have type 2...

By Bill Berkrot Oct 9 (Reuters) - An insulin pill, long desired by diabetes doctors and patients but abandoned as not physically viable, could be available by the end of this decade as a tiny Israeli company races a Danish pharmaceutical giant to be first with what could be a multibillion-dollar product. In the pharma industry's equivalent of a David and Goliath story, the companies at the forefront are Novo Nordisk , the world's largest seller...

The number of people around the world suffering from diabetes has skyrocketed in the last two decades, from 30 million to 230 million, claiming millions of lives and taxing the ability of health-care systems to deal with the epidemic, according to data released Saturday by the International Diabetes Federation. China now has the largest number of diabetics over age 20, around 39 million people, according to the federation. The group says India has the second largest number of cases with an...